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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lazybones" data-source="post: 9433721" data-attributes="member: 143">Could WotC/Hasbro decide to someday no longer license its D&D material to other VTT companies, in favor of its own product? Sure. But as others noted they'd have to have a real strong competitor with major market share first. From the various past attempts I've seen from the various iterations of the company in the past, they have a long way to go before that happens. At the moment, they're basically printing free money by licensing their books to Fantasy Grounds, Roll20, and Foundry (since those companies do all the work of converting them to work on their systems), and often collecting a double-dip as well from fans who also buy the physical books. But let's say that they capture lightning in a bottle and create the perfect VTT in five, ten, or fifteen years, which is so awesome that everyone wants to use it. Then they decide to charge $10/month, or whatever. So what? If it's so awesome that it's worth it, fine, I can afford it. If not, well, I can still play 5e/24 on my VTT of choice (since they can't take my content back once purchased), or even gasp open my tabletop books and play with friends in person. Even if they were to somehow decide in 2034 to make 6th edition digital only, it's not like they're going to come and collect my current books.I guess I just don't see any of the worst-case scenarios being discussed here as that calamitous. D&D belongs to WotC/Hasbro, and of course they can do what they want with it, but I just don't see even them as being stupid enough to throw the game on a bonfire if it's making money.</blockquote>

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